Tencent Holdings Ltd TCEHYPAST TOP PICKJun 25, 2019Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 09, 2026. Market Open.
Important, because it's the super-app for the Chinese consumer. Has a gaming platform, chat platform, and moving into the AI sphere. Interesting equity, but you need to make a call on China as a whole.
Remember what happened when the finance arm of BABA was supposed to go public: CEO said some things, Chinese government stepped in, Ant Financial was pulled, stock price of BABA collapsed by 70%, CEO disappeared for a few months. During that time, Tencent all of a sudden had to make a large donation to charity -- not something you can forecast. By investing in Tencent, you have to sign up for that.
Otherwise, a great company. Well managed, well structured, and they own the Chinese consumer.
(A Top Pick Jun 29/18, Down 12%) He still owns it and really likes it. Longer term, China still has an absurd amount of future growth. You want to have an allocation in this space. It has been impacted by the trade war between China and the US, even though their business is really all Chinese domestic.